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Japan Declares 3rd State Of Emergency, 3 Months Ahead Of Olympics

NPR | By Bill Chappell

Published April 23, 2021 at 8:34 AM MDT

New restrictions are being imposed in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures as Japan sees a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases.

NPR Coronavirus Updates

Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell is a writer and editor on the News Desk in the heart of NPR's newsroom in Washington, D.C.